The Grand Jury Evidence.. 1. Surveillance video showed that shortly before the confrontation, 18-year-old Brown stole cigarillos from a convenience store and shoved a clerk who tried to stop him. 2. The autopsy report showed that Brown had marijuana in his system when he died. 3. Officer Wilson, driving to the call of a medical emergency, first encountered Brown walking in the middle of a street and told Brown and his friend to walk on the sidewalk. Brown responded with an expletive. 4. Wilson chose to confront Brown only after he saw the cigarillos in his hand and recalled the radio report of a robbery at the convenience store. 5. Wilson said when he tried to open his car door, Brown slammed it back shut, then punched Wilson in the face. 6. Fearing another punch could knock him out, Wilson drew his gun, he told the grand jury, and Brown grabbed the gun, saying you are too much of a ***** to shoot me. 7. An African-American witness confirmed that Brown and Wilson appeared to be arm-wrestling by the car. 8. Another witness saw Brown leaning through the cars window and said some sort of confrontation was taking place. 9. After Wilson fired a shot that struck Browns hand, Brown fled and Wilson gave chase. Brown suddenly stopped. An unidentified witness told the grand jury that 6-foot-4, 292-pound Brown charged at Wilson with his head down. Wilson said Brown put his hand under the waistband of his pants as he continued toward Wilson. Thats when Wilson fired. 10. A witness testified that Brown never raised his hands. 11. Gunpowder found on the wound on Browns hand indicated his hand was close to the gun when it fired. According to a report, the hand wound showed foreign matter consistent with products that are discharged from the barrel of a firearm.
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